1. THE BIBLE... BASICALLY
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2. (It's organized by the STORY LINE.)
THE BIBLE… BASICALLY
Now we move on to what we call SETTING UP THE BOOKS. This is Part 7 of THE BIBLE...BASICALLY. Since we are dealing with filing systems and file folders, we'll remain with that same idea. Because, we are going to discover how the Bible's shape and structure IS organized by the story line of Scripture… extending across thousands and thousands of years. A subtitle might be “Lining Up the Books.”
PART SEVEN
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3. / / 4 5 3 6 2 7 8 1 The “Opened” Bible 27 Books Hebrew Greek
1600 years A
40 authors B
“OLD” Testament
“ ”
“NEW” Testament
“ ”
D(OT) C
D(NT)
ONE THEME:
The Glory of God
“ ”
39 Books
“ ”
27 Books
E(OT)
E(NT)
Hebrew
Greek
F(OT)
F(NT) 4 5 3 / /
Law Promise
Grace Fulfillment
G(OT)
GOSPELS
G(NT)
PROPHETS 6 2
POETRY
ACTS
Here is the familiar “OPENED BIBLE,” we just explored…some of the basic facts about the overall structure, languages and objectives of the Scriptures. 7
HISTORY
EPISTLES 1
LAW 8
REVELATION
Telescope
Telescope
H(OT)
H(NT)
2 Telescopes
1 Microscope
Eternity Past
Microscope J
I(OT)
Eternity Future
The “Opened” Bible
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4. 4 5 3 6 2 7 8 1 The “Opened” Bible PROPHETS POETRY HISTORY LAW
Of that “OPENED BIBLE”…we'll now call out its Old Testament section, the first 39 books of Scripture…Law, History, Poetry, and Prophets.
POETRY 7
HISTORY 1
LAW 8
The “Opened” Bible
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5. Setting Up The Books of the Old Testament STUDY HELP #19
The Study Help for
Setting Up The Books
Study Help #19 will be useful to you now. You'll notice that it's organized in four columns. Looking at each column.
_________ Note to Translators: Please find the English version of this graphic in the Student Workbook Study Helps PPT file called “Study_Helps_Answered_10_ed-45.pptx” at slide 41. Translate it there and then take a screen shot of it to put here and in the subsequent slides.
of the Old Testament
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6. THE CHRONOLOGY LAW & HISTORY POETRY & PROPHETS A MEMORY TOOL
Beginning with the one on the far left…is THE BIBLE FILE briefly arranged in its proper ten-file order. There you see the C7SJ…the four people and three societies…together with small file folder images and the basic items we learned for each file folder. This is THE QUICK CHRONOLOGY from THE BIBLE…BASICALLY.
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7. THE CHRONOLOGY LAW & HISTORY POETRY & PROPHETS A MEMORY TOOL
Now look at the building plan of the book itself. Our Bible is divided into four traditional sections: the second column, vertically, shows us the first two, arranged in boxes. The first box is THE LAW. Directly below that is the second traditional section called HISTORY.
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8. THE CHRONOLOGY LAW & HISTORIES POETRY & PROPHETS A MEMORY TOOL
Now the remaining two sections of the Old Testament, the third column: in the top box: POETRY, and below that, THE PROPHETS. So the complete Old Testament is presented in its traditional four sections…although, through the centuries, others have divided it in somewhat different ways…depending on their own religious traditions. However, these divisions are widely held around the world.
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9. THE CHRONOLOGY LAW & HISTORIES WRITINGS & PROPHETS A MEMORY TOOL
Finally, the outer box on the right side presents a special memory tool for working with the prophets. We'll explain it shortly. It's a tool specifically designed to help you "straighten out all those prophets."
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10. Think horizontally to the left!
THE CHRONOLOGY
LAW & HISTORIES
POETRY & PROPHETS
The design of this worksheet is based on this one idea: every item in the two center columns is arranged horizontally…so think horizontally in relation to the biblical storyline of THE QUICK CHRONOLOGY on the far left column. SO THINK HORIZONTALLY TO THE LEFT.
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11. TIME REQUIRED FOR WRITING: ABOUT 1,500 YEARS (OT)
The Glory of God
THE CHRONOLOGY
LAW & HISTORIES
POETRY & PROPHETS
A MEMORY TOOL
TIME REQUIRED FOR WRITING: ABOUT 1,500 YEARS (OT)
As we work through this correlation of books alongside the time-frame of the Biblical chronology and the four Old Testament sections...keep in mind one basic historical fact about this Old Testament book:
//// about 1,500 years were required to write the complete collection. And we discovered in "The Opened Bible"…
//// …it's written with one theme...one message...from Genesis all the way to Revelation...that one theme: The Glory of God! Paul teaches this in 1 Cor. 10:31. 2 11

12. AC LC THE LAW (5) REFER STUDY HELP #19 1
First, look at the box that includes the first five books of the Old Testament,
//// the first traditional grouping of the Biblical books greatly enlarged on the left of the graphic LC 1 12

13. “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” AC LC THE 5 BOOKS OF THE LAW (5) OR
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
THE 5 BOOKS OF
“THE LAW”
“THE TORAH”
THE LAW (5) OR
They are called the books of THE LAW. As we add each book to the list, you'll see that it will line up chronologically with the events of THE BIBLE FILE printed on the far-left column of the work sheet. So...here we go. The block arrows will guide you as you move through the first block, especially the one pointing down.
//// The one pointing to the left will be used later. LC
Approximate Biblical Timeline: Pre-Abraham to 1400 B.C. 1 13

14. “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” AC LC THE 5 BOOKS OF THE LAW (5) OR
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
THE 5 BOOKS OF
“THE LAW”
“THE TORAH”
THE LAW (5) OR
These five books…called the Torah in the Jewish Scripture…recount events that occurred roughly between 2000 B.C. and 1400 B.C. Remember that these numbers are highly rounded for ease of memory. LC
Approximate Biblical Timeline: Pre-Abraham to 1400 B.C. 14

15. “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” Genesis AC LC THE 5 BOOKS OF THE LAW (5) OR
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Genesis
THE 5 BOOKS OF
“THE LAW”
“THE TORAH”
THE LAW (5) OR
First in the collection of THE LAW is the book of GENESIS.
Horizontally, GENESIS is associated with the CREATION folder directly to the left on your Study Help sheet. Notice the large arrow pointing downward….telling you that GENESIS is the source of all information concerning CREATION…then ABRAHAM through JOSEPH in the chronology files on the left. You might want to abbreviate these book titles for later fill-in of the complete words. LC
Approximate Biblical Timeline: Pre-Abraham to 1400 B.C. 15

16. “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” Genesis Exodus AC LC THE 5 BOOKS OF THE LAW (5)
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Genesis
THE 5 BOOKS OF
“THE LAW”
“THE TORAH”
THE LAW (5) OR
Then we add EXODUS.
Exodus LC
Approximate Biblical Timeline: Pre-Abraham to 1400 B.C. 16

17. “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” Genesis Exodus Leviticus AC LC THE 5 BOOKS OF
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Genesis
THE 5 BOOKS OF
“THE LAW”
“THE TORAH”
THE LAW (5) OR
LEVITICUS.
Exodus
Leviticus LC
Approximate Biblical Timeline: Pre-Abraham to 1400 B.C. 17

18. “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers AC LC
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Genesis
THE 5 BOOKS OF
“THE LAW”
“THE TORAH”
THE LAW (5) OR
NUMBERS.
Exodus
Leviticus LC
Numbers
Approximate Biblical Timeline: Pre-Abraham to 1400 B.C. 18

19. “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers AC LC
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Genesis
THE 5 BOOKS OF
“THE LAW”
“THE TORAH”
THE LAW (5) OR
...DEUTERONOMY.In these last four books, we have the entire life and work of Moses, along with the Mosaic Law, the story of the Exodus out of Egypt and the beginnings of the Israelite nation. With the conclusion of DEUTERONOMY, we have only one more of the four great named people beyond the five books of the Law. That would be, of course, JOSHUA.
Exodus
Leviticus LC
Numbers
Approximate Biblical Timeline: Pre-Abraham to 1400 B.C.
Deuteronomy 19

20. “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers AC LC
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Genesis
THE 5 BOOKS OF
“THE LAW”
“THE TORAH”
THE LAW (5) OR
The collection of Old Testament Books of the Law…the Jewish Torah…is complete. Five books…Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
Exodus
Leviticus LC
Numbers
Approximate Biblical Timeline: Pre-Abraham to 1400 B.C.
Deuteronomy 20

21. Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old TestamentAC
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Genesis
ABRAHAMIC
COVENANT
Gen. 12:1-3
THE LAW (5)
Now notice the AC scroll next to GENESIS and the LC scroll to the right of DEUTERONOMY.
//// As we know…here in the Abrahamic Covenant is the location of the first Great Promise to Abraham, laying out the basic elements of the Land, Seed and Blessing contract in Genesis 12.
//// Later in Deuteronomy….is the first amplification of that covenant or contract...that of the Land promise...in the Land Covenant recounted in Deuteronomy 30.
LAND
COVENANT
Deut. 30:1-10
Exodus
Leviticus LC
Numbers
Deuteronomy 3 21

22. Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old TestamentDC
HISTORY (12)
(S)
THE 12 BOOKS OF
(D) }
Now let's move to the next set of books, traditionally organized in the
//// group of 12 books called HISTORY.
//// Pay close attention to the wedge shaped piece cut out of the HISTORY block. We'll explain its use shortly because it is extremely important in organizing your thinking about the Old Testament. Once again the books listed here will line up horizontally with the file folders of the chronology in THE BIBLE FILE. The time line for the HISTORY extends from around 1400 B.C. to 500 B.C.
(S)
“HISTORY”
(CW) ( )
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Joshua
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
SETTING UP
THE BOOKS DC
HISTORY (12)
(S)
THE 12 BOOKS OF
(D) }
First, the book of JOSHUA...directly opposite from the JOSHUA folder in THE BIBLE FILE LINEUP. Here is the beginning of the life of Israel in the land of its ancient promise. And remember, too, that JOSHUA is the last of the group of FOUR GREAT PEOPLE…moving now into…
(S)
“HISTORY”
(CW) ( )
Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1400 B.C. to 1350 B.C. 23

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Joshua
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Judges
SETTING UP
THE BOOKS DC
HISTORY (12)
(S)
THE 12 BOOKS OF
(D) }
the THREE SOCIETIES on the Bible File folder line to the left. JUDGES is the first book of THE HISTORY for THREE SOCIETIES, that time of national apostasy…ANARCHY!
JUDGES is the time of Gideon, Samson and other famous names.
(S)
“HISTORY”
(CW) ( )
Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1400 B.C. to 1050 B.C. 24

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Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Judges
Ruth
SETTING UP
THE BOOKS DC
HISTORY (12)
(S)
THE 12 BOOKS OF
(D) }
Also in the ANARCHY period, we have the lovely little story of RUTH, her relationship with her mother-in-law, Naomi, and their life in the land of ancient Israel.
(S)
“HISTORY”
(CW) ( )
Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1100 B.C. 25

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Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
SAUL
Judges
Ruth
SETTING UP
THE BOOKS
DAVID DC
HISTORY (12)
(S)
THE 12 BOOKS OF
SOLOMON DC
(D) }
Samuel now arises to become that hinge character that bridges Israel from its ANARCHY period into ROYALTY. This is that time of ancient Israel's maximum international prestige, wealth and political power.
And for this section of THE HISTORY, we have a group of four books…. their lines provided on your worksheet. And in parenthesis, notice that the
//// first line has an S in parenthesis,
//// the next a D,
//// then another S,
//// and on the fourth line CW.
//// Those letters stand for the kings SAUL, DAVID AND SOLOMON, as shown on the ROYALTY folder, followed by CIVIL WAR -- CW in parenthesis, the time of Israel's national SPLIT. Now let's add the books
(S)
“HISTORY”
(CW)
CIVIL WAR ( )
Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1050 B.C. to 600 B.C. 5 26

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Judges
Ruth
SETTING UP
THE BOOKS DC
1 Samuel
HISTORY (12)
(S)
THE 12 BOOKS OF
2 Sam
(D) }
In the first two lines, opposite the ROYALTY file folder, write in FIRST SAMUEL and SECOND SAMUEL…abbreviating, of course, to save space.
(S)
“HISTORY”
(CW) ( )
Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1050 B.C. to 970 B.C. 27

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Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Judges
Ruth
SETTING UP
THE BOOKS DC
1 Samuel
HISTORY (12)
(S)
THE 12 BOOKS OF
2 Sam'l
(D)
1 Kings }
The next two lines, FIRST KINGS and SECOND KINGS.
(S)
2 Kin
“HISTORY”
(CW) ( )
Approximate Biblical Timeline: 970 B.C. to 600 B.C. 28

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Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Judges
Ruth
SETTING UP
THE BOOKS DC
1 Samuel
HISTORY (12)
(S)
THE 12 BOOKS OF
2 Sam
(D)
1 Kings }
Now, please, look at this group of four books. Here in one collection is the entire history of the only time that Israel was united as a single kingdom under a succession of three single kings...prior to its national SPLIT. Again…that SPLIT is represented here by the term and abbreviation CW for CIVIL WAR.
(S)
2 Ki
“HISTORY”
(CW) ( )
Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1050 B.C. to 600 B.C. 29

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Joshua
(S)
(D)
(CW)
SAUL
DAVID
SOLOMON
CIVIL WAR
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Judges
Ruth
SETTING UP
THE BOOKS DC
1 Samuel
HISTORY (12)
(S)
THE 12 BOOKS OF
2 Sam
(D)
1 Kings }
And here is the same idea seen in larger print. S-D-S-CW...STANDING FOR SAUL...DAVID...SOLOMON...and CIVIL WAR.
(S)
2 Ki
“HISTORY”
(CW) ( )
Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1050 B.C. to 600 B.C. 30

31. Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
2 SAMUEL
1 SAMUEL
DAVID
SAUL D
1 KINGS
SETTING UP
THE BOOKS S
SOLOMON S
2 KINGS
CIVIL WAR CW
THE 12 BOOKS OF
Here is an interesting mental tool to keep these things in order. If you hold up the four fingers of one hand, you can then use each finger to illustrate, first, the order of the kings...FROM THE QUICK CHRONOLOGY...Here are their abbreviations:
//// S...
//// D...
//// CW… Representing their full names...
//// SAUL,
//// DAVID,
//// SOLOMON, and....after Solomon...
//// CIVIL WAR… Now here is the interesting guideline.
//// FIRST finger...FIRST SAMUEL ...almost entirely about the life of King Saul...first in that united kingly lin
//// Second finger...SECOND SAMUEL...almost entirely about the life of KING DAVID.
//// Third finger...FIRST KINGS...almost entirely about the life and works of KING SOLOMON.
//// And the fourth finger...last in the order of things here...THE CIVIL WAR...THE NATIONAL SPLIT…SECOND KINGS. This is history as it was recorded in those ancient days. Now with this simple idea, you know that, for instance, if a…
//// Scripture text comes from, let's say, Second Samuel, you know with high assurance that the text is probably concerning the life and times of King David. And if you wish to read about that era coming AFTER King Solomon, in other words,
//// THE NATIONAL SPLIT, or the civil war...almost always, that time of Israel and Judah's story during that time is found in 2 Kings.
“HISTORY”
Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1050 B.C. to 600 B.C. 14 31

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2 SAMUEL
1 KINGS
1 SAMUEL
2 KINGS
SAUL
DAVID
SOLOMON
CIVIL WAR D S CW
SETTING UP
THE BOOKS
THE 12 BOOKS OF
See how it works? Now...to review....
//// ….S...D...S...CW......
//// SAUL...DAVID...SOLOMON...CIVIL WAR...
//// FIRST AND SECOND SAMUEL...FIRST AND SECOND KINGS.
//// Focus for a moment on 1 Samuel...if 1 Samuel, then probably the time of Saul, right?...
//// And then, if your concern is for one of the many kings who followed Solomon...then almost always, those references will be found in 2 Kings.
A little practice and you'll find this a remarkable little tool for straightening out that complex ROYALTY period of ancient Israel and Judah -- both United AND Divided.
“HISTORY”
Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1050 B.C. to 600 B.C. 5 32

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Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Judges
Ruth
SETTING UP
THE BOOKS DC
DAVIDIC
COVENANT
2 Sam. 7:16
1 Samuel
HISTORY (12)
(S)
2 Sam
(D)
1 Kings }
Then...on the line of HISTORY, notice the scroll shape next to Second Samuel. We know from the four-finger test that 2 Samuel contains all that information about King David.
//// And it is in 2 Samuel 7, in and around verse 16 that we find recorded all the details of that great Davidic Covenant.
(S)
2 Ki
(CW) ( )
Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1000 B.C. 33 1

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Joshua
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Judges
Ruth
SETTING UP
THE BOOKS DC
1 Samuel
HISTORY (12)
(S)
THE 12 BOOKS OF
2 Sam
(D)
1 Kings }
Now...the next two lines...are ready for two books that are confusing to a lot of people. Let's straighten them out this way....
//// First…notice the black arrow pointing from SECOND KINGS downward...and then two lines bordered by a large set of parentheses.
(S)
2 Ki
“HISTORY”
(CW) ( )
Approximate Biblical Timeline: 970 B.C. to 550 B.C. 1 34

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Joshua
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Judges
Ruth
SETTING UP
THE BOOKS DC
1 Samuel
HISTORY (12)
HISTORY (12)
(S)
2 Samuel Kings }
2 Sam
(D)
1 Kings }
Fill in the book names...FIRST CHRONICLES and SECOND CHRONICLES.
//// The point here…First and Second Chronicles contain generally the same material….
//// ….and time frame as Second Samuel through Second Kings. But is there a difference?
(S)
2 Ki
(CW)
The Chronicles:
Generally: same material as... (
1 Chron.
2 Chron. )
Approximate Biblical Timeline: 970 B.C. to 550 B.C. 2 35

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Joshua
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Judges
Ruth
SETTING UP
THE BOOKS
THE PROPHETIC VIEWPOINT DC
1 Samuel
HISTORY (12)
HISTORY (12)
(S)
A Fascinating Parenthesis:
2 Sam
(D)
1 Kings }
Yes…quite a difference!
//// Second Samuel and First and Second Kings are written from a strongly prophetical viewpoint…while also providing a basic historical record of that period of the divided kingdom,
//// Both Chronicles, however, recount that same Davidic, Solomonic and Civil War period from a distinctly priestly viewpoint. And interestingly, much of the text of the Chronicles duplicates…some of it word for word…that found in the Samuels and the Kings.
//// So…same time frame…
//// Many of the same events…
//// And much of the same text.
(S)
Same Time Frame
2 Kin
Many of the Same Events
(CW)
THE PRIESTLY VIEWPOINT ( )
Much of the Same Text
1 Chron
2 Chron
Approximate Biblical Timeline: 970 B.C. to 550 B.C. 5 36

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Joshua
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Judges
THE GREAT KINGDOM SPLIT: A UNITED KINGDOM BECOMES TWO DIVIDED KINGDOMS!
Ruth
SETTING UP
THE BOOKS DC
1 Samuel
HISTORY (12)
HISTORY (12)
(S)
THE 12 BOOKS OF
2 Sam
(D)
1 Kings }
So here in one neat package of Scripture, we have an enormous store of recorded history of the united kingdom of Israel under Saul, David, and Solomon, and then that incredibly difficult time following Solomon's reign when
//// the united kingdom split apart into the two divided kingdoms of Israel in the North and Judah in the South.
(S)
2 Ki
“HISTORY”
(CW) ( )
1 Chron
2 Chron
Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1050 B.C. to 550 B.C. 1 37

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Joshua
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Judges
Ruth
SETTING UP
THE BOOKS DC
1 Samuel
HISTORY (12)
(S)
THE 12 BOOKS OF
2 Sam
(D)
1 Kings }
Continue to keep in mind that wedge shape cut into THE HISTORY block. We'll fit that idea into place shortly.
Now we come to the last of the historical books of the Old Testament.
//// First comes EZRA, the leader of the second group of Jews to return to Jerusalem from the Babylonian captivity. He was a highly educated scribe, commissioned to administer God's Law in the new Temple that had been rebuilt –– on a much smaller scale than Solomon's. This great man of God brought about many reforms in the lives of the returned Jewish population.
(S)
2 Kin
“HISTORY”
(CW) ( )
1 Chron
2 Chron
Ezra
Approximate Biblical Timeline: 550 B.C. to 450 B.C. 1 38

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Joshua
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Judges
Ruth
SETTING UP
THE BOOKS DC
1 Samuel
HISTORY (12)
(S)
THE 12 BOOKS OF
2 Sam
(D)
1 Kings }
Then comes NEHEMIAH and the story of his massive rebuilding program for the destroyed walls and gates of Jerusalem and – also – the renewal of the covenant.
(S)
2 Kin
“HISTORY”
(CW) ( )
1 Chron
2 Chron
Ezra
Approximate Biblical Timeline: 450 B.C.
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Joshua
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Judges
Ruth
SETTING UP
THE BOOKS DC
1 Samuel
HISTORY (12)
(S)
THE 12 BOOKS OF
2 Sam
(D)
1 Kings }
And finally ESTHER, that unusual biblical work that does not mention God's name a single time! However, we know this colossal fact: because of ESTHER'S courage in the king's court, she saved her people. By her actions, she guaranteed the future of her Jewish descendants, through whom Messiah was destined to arrive centuries later.
(S)
2 Kin
“HISTORY”
(CW) ( )
1 Chron
2 Chron
Ezra
Approximate Biblical Timeline: 480 B.C.
Nehemiah
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Joshua
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Judges
Ruth
SETTING UP
THE BOOKS DC
1 Samuel
HISTORY (12)
(S)
THE 12 BOOKS OF
2 Sam
(D)
1 Kings }
Now we've completed the second column of Study Help #19 –– first… the books of the Law...then followed by the books of The History. Once again, remember that the sheet is organized so that in every way possible, the names of the books are associated with the chronological events of the biblical story line – THE QUICK CHRONOLOGY FILE FOLDERS --running down the far left side of the study help sheet.
(S)
2 Ki
“HISTORY”
(CW) ( )
1 Chron
2 Chron
Ezra
Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1400 B.C. to 440 B.C.
Nehemiah
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42. THE CHRONOLOGY LAW & HISTORIES POETRY & PROPHETS A MEMORY TOOL 4
Now we move to the third column of the worksheet for “Setting Up The Books” ...containing the book collections known as POETRY and THE PROPHETS.
//// Beginning with the collection of works known as THE 5 BOOKS OF POETRY. As to their place in the order of things....think of it this way...
//// …just as we did back in THE OPENED BIBLE section of THE BIBLE…BASICALLY. This thought: only after a culture has become rather settled can an atmosphere of intellectuality and introspection begin to settle in. In other words, there is time for thinkers to think.
That is the circumstance with books of POETRY.
Except for the Book of Job!
//// Each of the remaining five books in this group were penned when Israel was at the height of her international prestige and political power. So, to begin with the books of POETRY…
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Abraham 2.
Job
“POETRY”
ALL
OTHER
“POETICAL BOOKS”
ARE FROM THE
“ROYALTY” PERIOD
ABRAHAM
CIRCA:
JOB 7.
“JOB” WAS WRITTEN WELL BEFORE THE ROYALTY PERIOD
POETRY (5) 7.
Here is the POETRY box greatly enlarged. Each entry has two short lines...
//// one for the name of the book, and to the side, a line for a short identification phrase about it. You'll also see thick arrows and some numbers. You'll learn about each of those as we get to them.
To begin....the top line...with the number 2....the 2 referring to file folder number which is the first of THE FOUR GREAT PEOPLE on the left side of the sheet…ABRAHAM. The thick arrow crosses the page to direct your attention to that folder.
So…In THE POETRY BOX, first line,
//// write in JOB...and next to it, you see the word "circa" meaning "around the time of..." then… add ABRAHAM.
//// Next to these words, you'll also see that the lines and the fill-ins have been enlarged for clarity. Even here, please abbreviate the information to fit it all in.
//// Many scholars tell us that the book of JOB was written far earlier than the other POETRY BOOKS. In fact, from certain linguistic clues in the text, they are quite sure that JOB was living in the same general time period as ABRAHAM. (Thus…the arrow pointing straight across to THE BIBLE FILE folders on the left.) Which only means, then, that GOD was also carrying on His work in other places for which we have little knowledge. But He HAS told us about his work with old and faithful JOB. That's the other arrow we mentioned earlier. 7. 7. 4 43

44. Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Abraham 2.
Job
“POETRY”
ALL
OTHER
“POETICAL BOOKS”
ARE FROM THE
“ROYALTY” PERIOD
ABRAHAM
CIRCA:
JOB 7.
POETRY (5) 7.
ALL OTHER
“POETICAL BOOKS”
ARE FROM THE
“ROYALTY” PERIOD
Next...except for JOB, all of the other books of POETRY come from the time of DAVID, SOLOMON and the ROYALTY period. Now follow the thick arrow down from the POETRY box... 7. 7. . 44

45. * * * * } “POETRY” JOB ALL OTHER “WRITINGS” ARE FROM THE ALL OTHER
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Joshua
TO ISRAEL (N. KINGDOM)
(N)
Amos
“POETRY”
Judges
Hosea
(Nineveh)
Jonah
Ruth
(S)
TO JUDAH:                           (IN DECLINE) *
ABRAHAM
CIRCA:
Isaiah
JOB
HISTORY (12)
Joel
(S)
1 Samuel NC } DC
Micah
(D)
2 Samuel
Obadiah
(Edom)
(S)
1 Kings
TO JUDAH:  (IN CRISIS)                           *
(S)
ALL OTHER
“WRITINGS” ARE
FROM THE
“ROYALTY” PERIOD
Jere-miah
(CW)
2 Kings
PROPHETS
WROTE IN A
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEAR
PERIOD
AFTER
“THE
SPLIT”
Lamenta-tions
( )
1 Chron.
ALL OTHER
“POETICAL BOOKS”
ARE FROM THE
“ROYALTY” PERIOD
2 Chron.
Habakkuk
Nahum
(Nineveh)
Ezra
You'll also see that there is a thick arrow coming to an end at the
bracket of SECOND SAMUEL and FIRST KINGS, right there at the DAVIDIC COVENANT scroll.
Nehemiah
Zephaniah
Esther
TO JUDAH:                           (IN CAPTIVITY) *
(S) *
Ezekiel
Daniel
TO JUDAH:                           (IN RETURN)
(S)
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi 45

46. Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Abraham 2.
Job
“POETRY”
ALL
OTHER
“POETICAL BOOKS”
ARE FROM THE
“ROYALTY” PERIOD
ABRAHAM
CIRCA:
JOB
Praise 7. Ps
POETRY (5)
PSALMS
PRAISE 7.
Next in the POETRY collection comes the book of PSALMS. The number 7 identifies it with the ROYALTY folder on the left.
Magnified off to the side…its identifying phrase...PRAISE...because half of the PSALMS are specifically designed as praise psalms. Also, most are written by KING DAVID. The remainder of the PSALMS are the work of various persons associated with the worship services of the Temple. Remember that the main purpose of a Psalm is for a musical experience in the worship of God. In the Psalms also, reference is made again to the Davidic promises from God to David, assuring him that there would always be a king of his line to sit on that Davidic throne. 7. 7. 46 1

47. Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Abraham 2.
Job
“POETRY”
ALL
OTHER
“POETICAL BOOKS”
ARE FROM THE
“ROYALTY” PERIOD
ABRAHAM
CIRCA:
JOB
Praise 7. Ps
POETRY (5)
PSALMS
PRAISE
On wisdom
Solomon 7.
Prov
Next comes the PROVERBS...some by Solomon, some by others…identified with a short phrase such as SOLOMON ON WISDOM. These were brief, pithy phrases widely known in SOLOMON's day…common sense ideas about living peacefully with one's family and neighbors…and in conducting a life of high character and devotion to God. We are quite sure that many of them were from the culture of Solomon's day, collected by him into this single group.
SOLOMON
ON WISDOM
PROV 7. 7. 47

48. Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Abraham 2.
Job
“POETRY”
ALL
OTHER
“POETICAL BOOKS”
ARE FROM THE
“ROYALTY” PERIOD
CIRCA:
JOB
The Mount of Olives
ABRAHAM 7. Ps
Praise
POETRY (5)
PSALMS
PRAISE
The Temple Mount
on wisdom
Solomon 7.
Prov
And then…ECCLESIASTES. Granted, it's a long word...so abbreviate it ECCL. This is SOLOMON ON LIFE...and, frankly, to many it's a rather depressing book. And why shouldn't it be. Here are the thoughts of a man with all the wealth and wisdom in the world. However –– you'll remember from earlier –– with all the treaties he made with neighboring kings, once a treaty was signed he also brought back to Jerusalem a foreign wife from that foreign kingdom. Culturally, perhaps it was the thing to do. But, in the reality of Israel's life, it provided deadly poison for the united kingdom. Why? Because the foreign wives…
//// ….in turn, brought along their foreign gods –– Ashtoreth and Molech –– setting up their idols on the Mount of Olives in plain site from Solomon's great Temple and his Palace.
//// In his latter years, he is known to have worshipped God on the Temple Mount …then to proceed down the Kidron Valley, across to the Mount of Olives, and there to fall at the feet of the foreign idols. So...many believe that ECCLESIASTES was written by a man of advanced age who had tried it all...and after all is said and done...as he writes...all is vanity...nothing remains for him but for the worship of the one true God – the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
SOLOMON
ON WISDOM
PROV 7.
Eccl
on life
Solomon
SOLOMON
ON LIFE
ECCL 7. 1 48

49. Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Abraham 2.
Job
“POETRY”
ALL
OTHER
“POETICAL BOOKS”
ARE FROM THE
“ROYALTY” PERIOD
ABRAHAM
CIRCA:
JOB
Praise 7. Ps
POETRY (5)
PSALMS
PRAISE
on wisdom
Solomon 7.
Prov
Then comes THE SONG OF SOLOMON...a completely different literary atmosphere here. This is SOLOMON ON MARRIAGE. True, it is a book of literary intimacy concerning the relationship between a man and his bride, written with some striking detail. However, its meaning goes much farther than that. It is also a metaphor for the relationship between the coming Messiah and HIS bride, the Church...that mysterious organism yet to be revealed one thousand years later.
SOLOMON
ON WISDOM
PROV 7.
Eccl
On life
Solomon
SOLOMON
ON LIFE
ECCL 7.
Sol. on
marriage
S'Sol
SOLOMON
ON MARRIAGE
S'SOL 49

50. Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Abraham 2.
Job
“POETRY”
ALL
OTHER
“POETICAL BOOKS”
ARE FROM THE
“ROYALTY” PERIOD
ABRAHAM
CIRCA:
JOB
Praise 7. Ps
POETRY (5)
PSALMS
PRAISE
on wisdom
Solomon 7.
Prov
So, then, the Bible's great collection of POETICAL BOOKS...JOB, PSALMS, PROVERBS, ECCLESIASTES, and THE SONG OF SOLOMON.
SOLOMON
ON WISDOM
PROV 7.
Eccl
on life
Solomon
SOLOMON
ON LIFE
ECCL 7.
Sol. on
marriage
S'Sol
SOLOMON
ON MARRIAGE
S'SOL 50

51. Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
JOB
Abraham 2.
Job
“POETRY”
ALL
ALL
PSALMS
OTHER
OTHER
“WRITINGS” ARE
“WRITINGS” ARE
ABRAHAM
CIRCA:
FROM THE
FROM THE
JOB
“ROYALTY” PERIOD
“ROYALTY” PERIOD
1 Moses
1/2 David 7.
Psal
1/2 DAVID
1 MOSES
POETRY (5)
PROVERBS
PSAL
on living
Solomon 7.
Prov
A marvelous collection of inspiration, worship and Godly instruction… mostly originating at the height of Israel's ancient history. Books of enormous value toward holy and abundant living…with many references to the coming Messiah.
SOLOMON
ON LIVING
PROV 7.
Eccl
on LIFE
Solomon
ECCLESIASTES
SOLOMON
ON LIFE
ECCL 7.
Sol. on
marriage
S'Sol
SONG OF SOLOMON
SOLOMON
ON MARRIAGE
S'SOL 51

52. BUT... I'LL JUST LET THE PASTOR DO IT!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH...
NOW… WHAT DO I DO ABOUT ALL THOSE PROPHETS?
BUT... I'LL
JUST LET
THE PASTOR
DO IT!
Now we come to that part of the Old Testament that, quite frankly, causes many people to simply close the Bible. And that's THE 17 BOOKS OF THE PROPHETS. What to do with all those prophets?
//// As we said much earlier in this study...many people just say... "THANK YOU VERY MUCH...BUT I'LL JUST LET THE PASTOR DO IT."
Well, if you fall in that category of Bible readers, let's help you through that problem…
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“THE PROPHETS”
THE BOOKS OF
REARRANGING
(S) *
I Samuel
(S)
II Samuel
(D) }
I Kings NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17)
(S)
II Kings
(CW) * ( )
I Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
… right here. On the Study Help worksheet,…
//// …you have probably noticed that wedge shape cut into the HISTORY block. It has been mentioned before. Now notice that in THE PROPHETS block -- with its 17 lines for the book titles -- there is a protruding shape that fits exactly into the wedge shape cut out of THE HISTORY block on its left. *
II Chron
Notice  that    WEDGE!
Ezra
Nehemiah .
(S)
Esther * *
(S)
Approximate Timeline: From 840 B.C. to 430 B.C.
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54. Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
“THE PROPHETS”
THE BOOKS OF
REARRANGING
(S) *
1 Samuel
(S)
THE PROPHETS WROTE IN A 400-YEAR PERIOD AFTER THE NATIONAL “SPLIT.”
2 Samuel
(D) }
1 Kings NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17)
(S)
2 Kings
(CW) * ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
Inside the wedge shape...notice the statement: "Prophets wrote in a 400 year period after “The Split." And that is true. Except for Samuel…who is considered a writing prophet…and Moses…far, far earlier in Israel's history. ALL OF ANCIENT ISRAEL'S OTHER WRITING PROPHETS OPERATED IN THAT 400 YEARS AFTER THE KINGDOM SPLIT APART. *
2 Chron
Notice
that
WEDGE!
Ezra
Nehemiah .
(S)
Esther * *
(S)
Approximate Timeline: From 840 B.C. to 430 B.C.
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The Prophets were NOT just wandering all over the Bible… …from the first page to the last! *
1 Samuel
(S)
2 Samuel
(D) }
1 Kings NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17)
(S)
2 Kings
(CW) * ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
So this means that the Old Testament prophets were NOT wandering all over the place throughout the Bible. It IS possible for every Bible reader to get all this information in order. It can be done! And their time period is only from 760 B.C. to about 430 B.C. -- not a very long time by Biblical dimensions. *
2 Chron
Ezra
Nehemiah .
(S)
Esther * *
(S)
Approximate Timeline: From 840 B.C. to 430 B.C. 55

56. ( ) * * * * * Problem #1: No apparent order.
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(N)
Two problems...
(S) *
1 Samuel
(S)
Problem #1: No apparent order.
2 Samuel
(D) }
1 Kings NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17)
(S)
2 Kings
(CW) * ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
There are two problems involved here.
//// First problem is this: In your Bible, the prophets are not arranged in any particular order. Their chronological order was not always a consideration as the groupings came into being.
//// However, in one important way, they ARE ordered. You will find them grouped by what are called the MAJOR PROPHETS and the MINOR PROPHETS. *
2 Chron
Grouped only by MAJOR prophets and MINOR prophets.
Ezra
Nehemiah .
(S)
Esther * *
(S) 2 56

57. ( ) * * * * * MAJOR PROPHETS: Very long works.
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
(e.g., Isaiah)
(N)
(S)
MAJOR PROPHETS: Very long works. *
1 Samuel
(S)
2 Samuel
(D) }
1 Kings NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17)
(e.g., Jonah)
(S)
2 Kings
(CW) * ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
MINOR PROPHETS: Much shorter works.
And what makes a PROPHET a MAJOR PROPHET? The “majors” simply wrote much longer works than the MINOR PROPHETS. Just look in your Bible and compare the length of, say, the monumental work of ISAIAH –– a major prophet –– with its 66 chapters, with…
//// …the tiny book of JONAH…a much shorter work…a MINOR PROPHET, comprised of only 4 chapters. JONAH is every bit as important in God's view as is ISAIAH. It just fell to ISAIAH to preach at greater length and to a different audience than was JONAH'S commission. *
2 Chron
Ezra
Nehemiah .
(S)
Esther * *
(S) 1 57

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Two problems...
(S) *
1 Samuel
(S)
Problem #2:
2 Samuel
(D) }
1 Kings NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17)
The progress of Israel's history does not match the order of the prophetical books.
(S)
2 Kings
(CW) * ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
Second problem: The progress of ancient Israel's history does not match the order of the prophetical books. And for that reason, because our contemporary literary expectations are different, many people have great difficulty in putting the prophets together – mentally and in some kind of order that seems reasonable to us today. *
2 Chron
Ezra
Nehemiah .
(S)
Esther * *
(S) 58

59. Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
SO…
(S) *
Why not place the prophets in an order that matches the historical order of events as the biblical record (and other history) tell us?
1 Samuel
(S)
2 Samuel
(D) }
1 Kings NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17)
(S)
2 Kings
(CW) * ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
So...let's take the prophets apart and put them back together in a different way.
//// Why not place the prophets in an order that matches the historical order of events as the biblical record...and other historical sources...tell us. In other words, we will rearrange them chronologically according to the parade of historic events TO WHICH each writer was responding in his individual lifetime. That should help. *
2 Chron
Ezra
Nehemiah .
(S)
Esther * *
(S) 1 59

60. ( ) * * * * * REARRANGING “THE PROPHETS” }
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(N)
(N)
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
REARRANGING
(S) *
1 Samuel
(S)
2 Samuel
(D) }
1 Kings NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17)
(S)
2 Kings
(CW) * ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
So, here we go. Just remember that the order of OUR prophets will be different from the established order in the table of contents of your Bible.... Because we will be arranging them according to the chronological order of the time of their writers – according to the study and research of many Biblical scholars around the world.
/// The overall time line here is approximately 760 B.C. to about 430 B.C. It is impossible to pin it down more precisely than that. *
LOOK AT THEM CHRONOLOGICALLY!
2 Chron
Ezra
Nehemiah .
(S)
Esther * *
Approximate Timeline: From 760 B.C. to 430 B.C.
(S) 1 60

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(N)
(N)
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
REARRANGING
(S) *
1 Samuel
(S)
2 Samuel
(D) }
1 Kings NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17)
(S)
2 Kings
(CW) * ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
THE PROPHETS block on the Study Help #19 worksheet splits into five sections:
//// at the top is a section labeled TO ISRAEL (THE NORTHERN KINGDOM), the letter N in parenthesis. There are only three prophetical books written to the Israel, the Northern Kingdom.
//// ALL the other prophetical books are written to the Southern Kingdom – the parentheses with the letter S as a reminder. Why? Because the Messiah is expected to arrive through the SOUTHERN Kingdom. *
LOOK AT THEM CHRONOLOGICALLY!
2 Chron
Ezra
Nehemiah .
(S)
Esther * *
Approximate Timeline: From 760 B.C. to 430 B.C.
(S) 2 61

62. ( ) * * * * * REARRANGING “THE PROPHETS” }
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ISRAEL
(N. KINGDOM)
(N)
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
REARRANGING
(S) *
1 Samuel
(S)
2 Samuel
(D) }
1 Kings NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17)
(S)
2 Kings
(CW) * ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
The top of the PROPHETS block then will show us places for three prophets…and those three are to the NORTHERN KINGDOM OF ISRAEL…just three. *
LOOK AT THEM CHRONOLOGICALLY!
2 Chron
Ezra
Nehemiah .
(S)
FIRST… THOSE TO ISRAEL (NORTHERN KINGDOM)
Esther * *
(S) 62

63. ( ) * * * * * REARRANGING “THE PROPHETS” }
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ISRAEL
(N. KINGDOM)
(N)
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
REARRANGING TO
JUDAH
(S) IN
DECLINE: *
1 Samuel
(S)
2 Samuel
(D) }
1 Kings NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17)
(S)
2 Kings
(CW) * ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
With that in mind, look at the section of the PROPHETS BLOCK concerning only the SOUTHERN KINGDOM OF JUDAH. So, we'll divide the period AFTER Israel's national split -- remember the wedge! -- into four sections. Follow this on your Study Help 19.
Those to JUDAH in four stages of its biblical history...
//// First...TO JUDAH IN DECLINE...as events are beginning to turn negative toward the Southern Kingdom... *
LOOK AT THEM CHRONOLOGICALLY!
2 Chron
Ezra
Nehemiah .
(S)
SECOND… THOSE TO JUDAH (SOUTHERN KINGDOM)
Esther * *
(S) 1 63

64. ( ) * * * * * REARRANGING “THE PROPHETS” }
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ISRAEL
(N)
(N. KINGDOM)
(N)
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
REARRANGING TO
JUDAH
(S) IN
DECLINE: *
1 Samuel
(S)
2 Samuel
(D) }
1 Kings NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17) TO
JUDAH
(S)
2 Kings
(CW)
  IN
  CRISIS: * ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
Second...TO JUDAH IN CRISIS...as Nebudchadnezzar's invasion approaches...with difficulties in Jerusalem becoming the most fierce in anyone's memory… *
LOOK AT THEM CHRONOLOGICALLY!
2 Chron
Ezra
Nehemiah .
(S)
SECOND… THOSE TO JUDAH (SOUTHERN KINGDOM)
Esther * *
(S) 64

65. ( ) * * * * * REARRANGING “THE PROPHETS” }
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ISRAEL
(N)
(N. KINGDOM)
(N)
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
REARRANGING TO
JUDAH
(S) IN
DECLINE: *
1 Samuel
(S)
2 Samuel
(D) }
1 Kings NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17) TO
JUDAH
(S)
2 Kings
(CW)
  IN
  CRISIS: * ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
Third...TO JUDAH IN CAPTIVITY...as Nebuchadnezzar's forces destroy Jerusalem and the Southern Kingdom, carrying much of its population into captivity in the far-away city of Babylon... *
LOOK AT THEM CHRONOLOGICALLY!
2 Chron
Ezra
Nehemiah . TO
JUDAH
(S)
SECOND… THOSE TO JUDAH (SOUTHERN KINGDOM)
Esther IN
CAPTIVITY: * *
(S) 65

66. ( ) * * * * * REARRANGING “THE PROPHETS” }
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ISRAEL
(N)
(N. KINGDOM)
(N)
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
REARRANGING TO
JUDAH
(S) IN
DECLINE: *
1 Samuel
(S)
2 Samuel
(D) }
1 Kings NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17) TO
JUDAH
(S)
2 Kings
(CW)
  IN
  CRISIS: * ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
And finally...TO JUDAH IN RETURN...when 50,000 Jews are allowed to return and rebuild Jerusalem and their country. *
LOOK AT THEM CHRONOLOGICALLY!
2 Chron
Ezra
Nehemiah . TO
JUDAH
(S)
SECOND… THOSE TO JUDAH (SOUTHERN KINGDOM)
Esther IN
CAPTIVITY: * *
JUDAH TO
(S) IN
RETURN: 66

67. ( ) SETTING UP THE BOOKS * * * * * “The Prophecies” }
THE 17 BOOKS OF
SETTING UP
THE BOOKS
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament TO
ISRAEL
(N)
(N. KINGDOM) TO
JUDAH
(S) IN
DECLINE: *
1 Samuel
(S)
2 Samuel
(D) }
1 Kings NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17) TO
JUDAH
(S)
2 Kings
(CW)
  IN
  CRISIS: * ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
Remember, also, that these were the WRITING prophets. There were others, such as ELIJAH and ELISHA – along with others – whom we read about in Scripture, but who did not commit their work to writing. *
2 Chron
Ezra
The Non-Writing Prophets Examples: ELIJAH ELISHA (Others)
Nehemiah . TO
JUDAH
(S)
Esther IN
CAPTIVITY: * *
JUDAH TO
(S) IN
RETURN: 67

68. ( ) The Asterisks: Major Prophets * * * * * REARRANGING “THE PROPHETS”
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ISRAEL
(N)
(N. KINGDOM)
(N)
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
REARRANGING TO
JUDAH
(S) IN
DECLINE: *
1 Samuel
(S)
2 Samuel
(D) }
1 Kings NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17) TO
JUDAH
(S)
2 Kings
(CW)
  IN
  CRISIS: * ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
This one final note: each prophet listed with an ASTERISK by his name is A MAJOR PROPHET. Those without asterisks are MINOR PROPHETS. Now, let's break apart the prophets and reassemble them according to their chronological order. *
2 Chron
The Asterisks: Major Prophets
Ezra
Nehemiah . TO
JUDAH
(S)
Esther IN
CAPTIVITY: * *
JUDAH TO
(S) IN
RETURN: 68

69. ( ) * * * * * REARRANGING “THE PROPHETS” } THE 17 BOOKS OF
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ISRAEL
(N)
(N. KINGDOM)
Amos
Hosea
(NINEVEH)
(N)
Jonah
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
REARRANGING TO
JUDAH
(S) IN
DECLINE: *
1 Samuel
(S)
2 Samuel
(D) }
1 Kings NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17) TO
JUDAH
(S)
2 Kings
TO the “Northern” Kingdom
…ISRAEL: The Diaspora…
(CW)
  IN
  CRISIS: * ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
In that top group of PROPHETS -- grouped as the three writers who addressed only the Northern Kingdom of Israel are these three:
AMOS, HOSEA, AND JONAH (that one written specifically regarding the city of Nineveh in the far region of Assyria--remember that location on your hand-drawn map?). These are messages addressed to Israel, the Northern Kingdom, which later ended up in the Diaspora or Dispersion that followed the collapse of the Northern Kingdom. Those are the only prophecies directed toward the rebellious and evil Northern Kingdom of Israel. In no way is this a nation of people matching the character of the earlier UNITED Israel –– of the same name –– under the united kingships of Saul, David, and Solomon. Dates: between 760 and 730 B.C. (if you are interested in historical dating). *
2 Chron
AMOS
HOSEA
JONAH (to Nineveh)
Ezra
Nehemiah . TO
JUDAH
(S)
Esther IN
CAPTIVITY: * *
JUDAH TO
(S)
Approximate Timeline: 760 B.C. to 730 B.C. IN
RETURN: 69

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ISRAEL
(N. KINGDOM)
Amos
Hosea
(NINEVEH)
(N)
Jonah
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
REARRANGING TO
JUDAH
(S) IN
DECLINE: *
Isaiah
1 Samuel
(S)
Joel
2 Samuel
Micah
(D) }
(EDOM)
1 Kings
Obadiah NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17) TO
JUDAH
(S)
2 Kings
To the “Southern” Kingdom
…Judah in DECLINE…
(CW)
  IN
  CRISIS: * ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
Now we move down to the remainder of the PROPHETS...each of which is written to the interests of the Southern Kingdom of Judah -- the tribal line through which Messiah will eventually appear "in the fullness of time."
….First in the chronological order -- broken into its four main sections -- are those addressing Judah in DECLINE. Four Prophets here: ISAIAH (a MAJOR prophet), along with JOEL, MICAH and OBADIAH with his message specifically to Edom, a people dwelling southeast of Jerusalem and the Dead Sea region. At this time in history, Judah is sinking rapidly in its life of sin and dissolution. The Southern Kingdom is truly in a time of national decline. Timeline: between 830 and 590 B.C.. *
2 Chron
ISAIAH
JOEL
MICAH
OBADIAH (To Edom)
Ezra
Nehemiah . TO
JUDAH
(S)
Esther IN
CAPTIVITY: * *
JUDAH TO
(S)
Approximate Timeline: 830 B.C. to 590 B.C. IN
RETURN: 1 70

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ISRAEL
(N. KINGDOM)
Amos
Hosea
(NINEVEH)
(N)
Jonah
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
REARRANGING TO
JUDAH
(S) IN
DECLINE: *
Isaiah
1 Samuel
(S)
Joel
2 Samuel
Micah
(D) }
(EDOM)
1 Kings
Obadiah NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17) TO
JUDAH
(S)
2 Kings
  IN
  CRISIS:
To the “Southern” Kingdom
…JUDAH in CRISIS…
(CW) *
Jeremiah ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
Judah continues on her path toward collapse. As the next group of prophets appears Judah enters a period of national crisis; national disaster and the judgment of God is looming for his Chosen People.
//// At this time of JUDAH IN CRISIS we find the one MAJOR PROPHET, JEREMIAH, followed by his LAMENTATIONS over Jerusalem where he writes about those horrible events he foresees, pleading with his people to return to God and the ways prescribed by the Mosaic Law for holy living. Then follow HABAKKAK, NAHUM – with his own letter of denouncement to the people of Nineveh – and ZEPHANIAH, all written between 630 and 600 B.C. *
Lamenta-tions
2 Chron
JEREMIAH
LAMENTATIONS
HABAKKUK
NAHUM (To Nineveh)
ZEPHANIAH
Habakkuk
(NINEVEH)
Ezra
Nahum
Zephaniah
Nehemiah . TO
JUDAH
(S)
Esther IN
CAPTIVITY: * *
JUDAH TO
(S)
Approximate Timeline: 630 B.C. to 600 B.C. IN
RETURN: 1 71

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ISRAEL
(N. KINGDOM)
Amos
Hosea
(NINEVEH)
(N)
Jonah
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
REARRANGING TO
JUDAH
(S)
(S) IN
DECLINE: *
Isaiah NC
1 Samuel
(S)
Joel
2 Samuel
Micah
(D) }
(EDOM)
1 Kings
Obadiah NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17) TO
JUDAH
(S)
(S)
2 Kings
(CW)
  IN
  CRISIS: *
To the “Southern” Kingdom:
Jeremiah ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
However…look at the scroll beside his name; it's another covenant event as we learned in Biblical Bedrock. Through JEREMIAH, the MAJOR PROPHET, the great NEW COVENANT is announced in Jeremiah's 31st chapter…time frame about 595 B.C. *
Lamenta-tions
2 Chron
The NEW COVENANT
is announced in
Jeremiah 31:31
Habakkuk
(NINEVEH)
Ezra
Nahum
Zephaniah
Nehemiah . TO
JUDAH
(S)
(S)
Esther IN
CAPTIVITY: * *
JUDAH TO
(S)
(S)
Approximate Timeline: About 595 B.C. IN
RETURN: 72

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Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament TO
ISRAEL
(N. KINGDOM)
Amos
Hosea
(NINEVEH)
(N)
Jonah
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
REARRANGING TO
JUDAH
(S) IN
DECLINE: *
Isaiah
1 Samuel
(S)
Joel
2 Samuel
Micah
(D) }
(EDOM)
1 Kings
Obadiah NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17) TO
JUDAH
(S)
2 Kings
(CW)
  IN
  CRISIS: *
To the “Southern” Kingdom
…JUDAH in CAPTIVITY…
Jeremiah ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
And then the nation collapses. Nebuchadnezzar invades from Babylon, taking Judah into the well-known Babylonian Exile.
Two of the MAJOR PROPHETS mark this period: …the works of EZEKIEL and DANIEL, both writing in Babylon during the Exile. Timeline: about 600 B.C. *
Lamenta-tions
2 Chron
Habakkuk
(NINEVEH)
Ezra
Nahum
Zephaniah
EZEKIEL
DANIEL
Nehemiah . TO
JUDAH
(S)
Esther IN
CAPTIVITY: *
Ezekiel *
Daniel
JUDAH TO
(S)
Approximate Timeline: About 600 B.C. IN
RETURN: 73

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ISRAEL
(N)
(N. KINGDOM)
Amos
Hosea
(NINEVEH)
(N)
Jonah
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
REARRANGING TO
JUDAH
(S) IN
DECLINE: *
Isaiah
1 Samuel
(S)
Joel
2 Samuel
Micah
(D) }
(EDOM)
1 Kings
Obadiah NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17) TO
JUDAH
(S)
2 Kings
(CW)
  IN
  CRISIS:
To the “Southern” Kingdom
…JUDAH in RETURN… *
Jeremiah ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
And finally, the Old Testament prophets end with those connected to
JUDAH IN RETURN. They are HAGGAI, ZECHARIAH, and MALACHI. Time period: 520 to 430 B.C. *
Lamenta-tions
2 Chron
Habakkuk
(NINEVEH)
HAGGAI
ZECHARIAH
MALACHI
Ezra
Nahum
Zephaniah
Nehemiah . TO
JUDAH
(S)
Esther IN
CAPTIVITY: *
Ezekiel *
Daniel
JUDAH TO
(S)
Approximate Timeline: 520 B.C. to 430 B.C. IN
RETURN:
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi 74

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ISRAEL
(N)
(N. KINGDOM)
Amos
Hosea
(NINEVEH)
(N)
Jonah
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
REARRANGING TO
JUDAH
(S) IN
DECLINE: *
Isaiah
1 Samuel
(S)
Joel
2 Samuel
Micah
(D) }
(EDOM)
1 Kings
Obadiah NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17) TO
JUDAH
(S)
To the NORTHERN Kingdom
3 BOOKS
2 Kings
(CW)
  IN
  CRISIS: *
Jeremiah ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
So here we have three prophets writing to the Northern Kingdom of Israel...followed by the
/// 14 prophets writing to the Southern Kingdom of Judah. Notice, again, that all these prophets wrote in that relatively brief period of only four centuries beginning about the time of the national SPLIT or CIVIL WAR after the death of Solomon.
Also, the Major Prophets actually appear in chronological order in our Bibles—and the Minor Prophets also are roughly in historical order too *
Lamenta-tions
2 Chron
Habakkuk
(NINEVEH)
Ezra
Nahum
Zephaniah
Nehemiah . TO
JUDAH
(S)
To the SOUTHERN Kingdom
14 BOOKS
Esther IN
CAPTIVITY: *
Ezekiel *
Daniel
JUDAH TO
(S) IN
RETURN:
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi 1 75

76. * * * * * UNTANGLING “THE PROPHETS” UNTANGLING ALL THOSE PROPHETS!J I M O L N Z E D TO
ISRAEL
: N.KINGDOM
Amos
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
JUDAH:
DECLINE
RETURN
ISRAEL:
(N.) ONLY
CRISIS
CAPTIVE
Hosea
Jonah
(Nineveh) TO
JUDAH IN
DECLINE *
Isaiah
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
UNTANGLING
Joel
Micah
Obadiah
(Edom) NC IN TO
JUDAH
CRISIS : *
Jeremiah NC
PROPHETS (17) *
Lamentations
Habakkuk
Nahum
Now another tool…helpful in keeping in mind the order of all these strange and exotic names. We call this
//// UNTANGLING ALL THOSE PROPHETS.
(Niveveh)
A Helpful
Memory Tool For...
Zephaniah TO
JUDAH
IN CAPTIVITY: *
Ezekiel
UNTANGLING ALL THOSE PROPHETS! *
Daniel TO
JUDAH IN
RETURN
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi 76 1

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ISRAEL
: N.KINGDOM
Amos A
RABIA
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
JUDAH:
DECLINE
RETURN
ISRAEL:
(N.) ONLY
CRISIS
CAPTIVE
Hosea H AD
Jonah J
EWELS
(Nineveh) TO
JUDAH IN
DECLINE *
Isaiah
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
UNTANGLING
Joel
Micah
Obadiah
(Edom) NC IN TO
JUDAH
CRISIS : *
Jeremiah NC
PROPHETS (17) *
Lamentations
Habakkuk
Nahum
Let's begin with the prophecies to THE NORTHERN KINGDOM OF ISRAEL. Here is a sentence:
//// "ARABIA HAD JEWELS." The sentence is true, of course. But the first letters of each word, A-H-J, clue your mind to remember AMOS, HOSEA, and JONAH. Do you see how the mnemonic works?
MEMORY TOOL:
(Niveveh)
Zephaniah
“Arabia Had Jewels.” TO
JUDAH
IN CAPTIVITY: *
Ezekiel *
Daniel TO
JUDAH IN
RETURN
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi 77

78. Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Untangling The
Prophets! TO
ISRAEL
: N.KINGDOM
Amos A
RABIA
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
JUDAH:
DECLINE
RETURN
ISRAEL:
(N.) ONLY
CRISIS
CAPTIVE
Hosea H AD
Jonah J
EWELS
(Nineveh) TO
JUDAH IN
DECLINE *
Isaiah I
SRAEL
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
UNTANGLING
Joel J
UST
Micah M
UST
Obadiah O
BEY
(Edom) NC IN TO
JUDAH
CRISIS : *
PROPHETS (17)
Jeremiah NC *
Lamentations
Habakkuk
MEMORY TOOL:
Nahum
Move now to the prophets writing TO JUDAH IN DECLINE. The sentence: "ISRAEL JUST MUST OBEY." And indeed that is a fundamental message that every prophet proposes. The first letters of each word: I-J-M-O lead us to remember ISAIAH, JOEL, MICAH, and OBADIAH.
(Niveveh)
“Israel Just Must            Obey!”
Zephaniah TO
JUDAH
IN CAPTIVITY: *
Ezekiel *
Daniel TO
JUDAH IN
RETURN
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi 78

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Untangling The
Prophets! TO
ISRAEL
: N.KINGDOM
Amos A
RABIA
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
JUDAH:
DECLINE
RETURN
ISRAEL:
(N.) ONLY
CRISIS
CAPTIVE
Hosea H AD
Jonah J
EWELS
(Nineveh) TO
JUDAH IN
DECLINE *
Isaiah I
SRAEL
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
UNTANGLING
Joel J
UST
Micah M
UST
Obadiah O
BEY
(Edom) NC IN TO
JUDAH
CRISIS : * NC J
PROPHETS (17)
Jeremiah
ERUSALEM * L
Lamentations
ITERALLY
Habakkuk H
MEMORY TOOL: AD
Nahum
“Jerusalem
Literally
Had
Noisy
Zones.”
Next: TO JUDAH IN CRISIS...and Judah truly was. What do you think a chaotic city would be like under such circumstances? Just think about it.So...the sentence: "Jerusalem Literally Had Noisy Zones." The letters of the words...J-L-H-N-Z...for the prophets JEREMIAH, LAMENTATIONS, HABAKKUK, NAHUM, and ZEPHANIAH. N
(Niveveh)
OISY
Zephaniah
ONES Z TO
JUDAH
IN CAPTIVITY: *
Ezekiel *
Daniel TO
JUDAH IN
RETURN
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi 79

80. Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Untangling The
Prophets! TO
ISRAEL
: N.KINGDOM
Amos A
RABIA
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
JUDAH:
DECLINE
RETURN
ISRAEL:
(N.) ONLY
CRISIS
CAPTIVE
Hosea H AD
Jonah J
EWELS
(Nineveh) TO
JUDAH IN
DECLINE *
Isaiah I
SRAEL
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
UNTANGLING
Joel J
UST
Micah M
UST
Obadiah O
BEY
(Edom) NC IN TO
JUDAH
CRISIS : * J
PROPHETS (17)
Jeremiah NC
ERUSALEM * L
Lamentations
ITERALLY
Habakkuk H AD
Nahum
JUDAH then goes INTO CAPTIVITY. Only two writers here; and we know that Judah will eventually return…
//// …. so the sentence: "ESCAPE DAWNED." E-D for the two great prophets, EZEKIEL and DANIEL.
MEMORY TOOL: N
(Niveveh)
OISY
Zephaniah
ONES Z
“Escape Dawned!” TO
JUDAH
IN CAPTIVITY: * E
Ezekiel
SCAPE *
Daniel D
AWNED TO
JUDAH IN
RETURN
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi 80

81. Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
Untangling The
Prophets! TO
ISRAEL
: N.KINGDOM
Amos A
RABIA
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
JUDAH:
DECLINE
RETURN
ISRAEL:
(N.) ONLY
CRISIS
CAPTIVE
Hosea H AD
Jonah J
EWELS
(Nineveh) TO
JUDAH IN
DECLINE *
Isaiah I
SRAEL
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
UNTANGLING
Joel J
UST
Micah M
UST
Obadiah O
BEY
(Edom) NC IN TO
JUDAH
CRISIS : * NC J
PROPHETS (17)
Jeremiah
ERUSALEM * L
Lamentations
ITERALLY
Habakkuk H AD
Nahum
And finally...TO JUDAH IN RETURN...although many people know the three final books of the Old Testament anyway --- this short phrase might help…
…."HEAVEN'S ZEALOUS MEN." H-Z-M... standing for HAGGAI, ZECHARIAH and MALACHI
MEMORY TOOL:
(Niveveh)
OISY N
Zephaniah
ONES Z
“Heaven's
Zealous
Men” TO
JUDAH
IN CAPTIVITY: * E
Ezekiel
SCAPE *
Daniel D
AWNED TO
JUDAH IN
RETURN H
Haggai
EAVEN'S
Zechariah Z
EALOUS
Malachi M EN 81

82. * * * * * UNTANGLING “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OFTO
ISRAEL
: N.KINGDOM
Amos A
RABIA
Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
JUDAH:
DECLINE
RETURN
ISRAEL:
(N.) ONLY
CRISIS
CAPTIVE
Hosea H AD
Jonah J
EWELS
(Nineveh) TO
JUDAH IN
DECLINE *
Isaiah I
SRAEL
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
UNTANGLING
Joel J
UST
Micah M
UST
Obadiah O
BEY
(Edom) NC IN TO
JUDAH
CRISIS : *
Jeremiah NC J
PROPHETS (17)
ERUSALEM * L
Lamentations
ITERALLY
Habakkuk H AD
Nahum
And so…the prophets are untangled by using another set of mental tools…tools that – when learned and exercised – open up the meaning and the order of the prophets in a new and insightful way…tied to history…woven into reason…and interconnected in the great Biblical drama and its time line. N
(Niveveh)
OISY
PRESENTED IN THEIR CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
Zephaniah
ONES Z TO
JUDAH
IN CAPTIVITY: * E
Ezekiel
SCAPE *
Daniel D
AWNED TO
JUDAH IN
RETURN H
Haggai
EAVEN'S
Zechariah Z
EALOUS
Malachi M EN 82

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ISRAEL
(N) V
(N. KINGDOM)
Amos
Hosea
(N)
(NINEVEH)
Jonah
“THE PROPHETS”
THE 17 BOOKS OF
UNTANGLING TO
JUDAH
(S) IN
DECLINE: *
Isaiah
1 Samuel
(S)
Joel
(S)
2 Samuel
Micah
(D) }
(EDOM)
1 Kings
Obadiah NC
(S)
PROPHETS (17) TO
JUDAH
(S)
2 Kings
(CW)
  IN
  CRISIS: *
Jeremiah ( )
1 Chron
PROPHETS
WROTE
ACROSS
FOUR
HUNDRED
YEARS
AFTER
“ THE
SPLIT”
And that finishes the entire collection of the Old Testament prophets, rearranged in a way that links each one to the historic events that give great meaning and nuance to the message of each ageless speaker and writer.
//// 3 books to the Northern Kingdom, Israel,
//// 14 books to the Southern Kingdom, Judah. *
Lamenta-tions
(S)
2 Chron
Habakkuk
To the NORTHERN Kingdom
3 BOOKS
(NINEVEH)
Ezra
Nahum
Zephaniah
Nehemiah . TO
JUDAH
(S)
Esther IN
CAPTIVITY: *
Ezekiel
(S) *
Daniel
To the SOUTHERN Kingdom
14 BOOKS
JUDAH TO
(S) IN
RETURN:
Haggai
(S)
Zechariah
Malachi 2 83

84. THE 39 BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
SETTING UP
ORGANIZED
THE BOOKS
CHRONOLOGICAL
THE 39 BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
REASONS
CONNECTIONS
So...there is our Old Testament, its 39 books, with a completed Study Help #34.
//// It's total timeline ranging from all time before Abraham up through 430 B.C.
//// ORGANIZED, rearranged somewhat, but presented in a
//// chronological manner that gives greater clarity to each one...
//// especially the reason for each book,
//// some connecting circumstances surrounding each writing, and perhaps most importantly,
//// making each one more mentally accessible to every Bible reader. And this foundational factor in Biblical understanding...
//// we have added a measure of CONTEXT to each book handed down to us.
NEXT…we'll turn to the New Testament…drawing around it a reasonable structure along with the dramatic story line of Scripture, the life of Our Lord, and the development of the Early Church…all leading directly to our own day and our commitment to the Great Commission.
ACCESSIBILITY
Approximate Biblical Timeline: Pre-Abraham to 430 B.C.
CONTEXT
STUDY HELP #34 84 7

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